Site last updated: Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Log In

Reset Password
Butler County's great daily newspaper

Mary 'Granny' Ray

Mary Marjorie Armstrong "Granny" Ray, 91, formerly of Portersville, died Tuesday morning in Asheboro, N.C.

Born Oct. 9, 1914, in Slippery Rock Township, she was the daughter of Reid A. and Harriett Frisbee Armstrong.

She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Portersville.

She was a store clerk in Portersville for 20 years and the Muddy Creek Township tax collector for 16 years. She belonged to the Keen Agers Senior Group of Portersville.

She is survived by five children and their spouses, James L. and Beth Ray of New Castle, Robert H. and Shirley Ray of Portersville, Helen and Richard Cable of West Salem, Ohio, Flora and Charlie VanGorder of Ellwood City and Linda and Paul Flecken of Asheboro, N.C.; a sister, Lois Richards of New Castle; 17 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James H. Ray who died Jan. 4, 1966; four brothers; four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

<B>RAY </B>— Friends of Mary Marjorie Armstrong "Granny"Ray, who died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the <B>Edward L. Raisley Funeral Home</B>, 387 Main St., Prospect.Visitation also will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the Presbyterian Church of Portersville where the funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Dana Opp, her church pastor, and Rev. Steven Flecken, her grandson, officiating.Burial will follow at the church cemetery.For information go to www.raisleyfuneralhome.com

More in Death Notice

Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter

* indicates required
TODAY'S PHOTOS